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Article #21Re: Python DAT drive & NeXT
From: Heiko W.Rupp
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 21:33
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 21:33
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tgr@trans.csuohio.edu (Wayne Hogue) writes: >I have a NeXTstation Turbo and need help getting this drive to work. >1. What drive number do I need to set the tape drive to? Only set the SCSI-Jumper on the tape to non yet used adress. >2. Is there a device I need set up? Do I need to run mknod? and how? This is not necessary. /dev/[n]rst0 should be already there. >3. How do I access the drive from Unix? tar cf /dev/rst0 foo or dump 0ufs /dev/rst0 120000 >4. What software is out there to access the drive from NeXTstep? enTar for archiving; other arciving software should also use it. This drive works great as it is plug and play. Your first questions should/do not apply. -- Heiko W.Rupp Gerwigstr.5 7500 Kh'e 1 hwr@pilhuhn.ka.sub.org +49 721 693642 While you're chewing, think of STEVEN SPIELBERG'S bank account.. This will have the same effect as two ``STARCH BLOCKERS''!
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!Germany.EU.net!ira.uka.de!smurf.sub.org!flatlin!pilhuhn!hwr From: hwr@pilhuhn.ka.sub.org (Heiko W.Rupp) Subject: Re: Python DAT drive & NeXT References: <1992Oct26.175847.19255@news.csuohio.edu> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 21:33:34 GMT Organization: The Home of the Pilhuhn Message-ID: <1992Oct27.213334.14454@pilhuhn.ka.sub.org> Lines: 35